David Wiesner
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OBD 1000 Books Before Kindergarten - YOUTH
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OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
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The three pigs escape the wolf by going into another world where they meet the cat and the fiddle, the cow that jumped over the moon, and a dragon.
2) Tuesday
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OBD Frogs! - YOUTH
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OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
OBD Frogs! - YOUTH
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This nearly wordless picture book shows lily pads and frogs rising from a pond on a Tuesday evening. The frogs sail around town on the lily pads until they fall to the ground at sunrise and the adventure comes to an end. large, detailed watercolors in rich purples, blues, and greens draw readers into this fantastic world of frog flight.
3) Flotsam
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The story of what happens when a camera becomes a piece of flotsam.
4) I got it!
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In this wordless picture book, a young outfielder imagines all the terrifying ways he might not catch the baseball, and one way that he can.
5) RoboBaby
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Excited by the arrival of a new baby, a family of robots is nearly undone by technical difficulties until big sister steps in and repairs the situation.
6) Mr. Wuffles!
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"Mr. Wuffles ignores all his cat toys but one, which turns out to be a spaceship piloted by small green aliens. When Mr. Wuffles plays rough with the little ship, the aliens must venture into the cat's territory to make emergency repairs"--
7) Art & Max
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Max wants to be an artist like Arthur, but his first attempt at using a paintbrush sends the two friends on a whirlwind trip through various media, with unexpected consequences.
8) Sector 7
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While on a school trip to the Empire State Building, a boy is taken by a friendly cloud to visit Sector 7, where he discovers how clouds are shaped and channeled throughout the country.
9) Free fall
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A young boy dreams of daring adventures in the company of imaginary creatures inspired by the things surrounding his bed.
10) June 29, 1999
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While her third-grade classmates are sprouting seeds in paper cups, Holly has a more ambitious, innovative science project in mind.
11) Hurricane
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The morning after a hurricane, two brothers find an uprooted tree which becomes a magical place, transporting them on adventures limited only by their imaginations.
13) Fish Girl
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"Fish Girl, a young mermaid living in a boardwalk aquarium, has never interacted with anyone beyond the walls of her tank until a chance encounter with an ordinary girl, Livia. Their growing friendship inspires Fish Girl's longing for freedom, independence, and a life beyond the aquarium tank"--
15) Man from the sky
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In an almost failproof scheme, a man parachutes from an airplane with a large amount of money, only to be seen by a boy who has a reputation for seeing things in the clouds.
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"Best-selling and award-winning authors take on the brave new world of middle school in this remarkable collection, brimming with humor and heart. Subjects range from peer pressure, homework, family issues, and cultural barriers to the unexpected saving graces of music, art, friendship, and reading. This engaging anthology, filled with texts, emails, formal letters, stories in verse, first-person narratives, and even a short graphic novel, shines...
20) Owly
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When Owly asks his mother question after question about the world, she finds just the right ways to help him find the answers.